How Many People Are Named Imhotep?
people named Imhotep are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,137,734 people in the US has this name
Based on 43 babies named Imhotep in Social Security records from 1981 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
8 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "he comes in peace" in Egyptian. This was the name of the architect, priest, physician and chief minister to the pharaoh Djoser. Imhotep apparently designed the step pyramid at Saqqara, near Memphis.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Imhotep in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Imhotep alive today is about 24 years old, and 55% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Imhotep first appears in the records in 1981 and was given most often in 1993, to 8 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1981 to 2021
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